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Safari Helicopter Tours


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 33 attractions in Hilo
Traveler Description: The Deluxe Volcano/Coast Safari Helicopter tour takes you to over the vent of the Kilauea Volcano System to view the volcanic activity.  This may... more »
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Attraction type: Tour
Address: Heliport
Hilo International Airport Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96720
Tel: 808-246-0136

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1 of 5 stars
hawaiintime   1 contribution
scottsdale, AZ
Nov 1, 2009
0/2 found this review helpful

Beware: overly crowded seats- the majority of our flight time was spent flying over a 1 block area and not all the areas they advertised. It is impossible to take photo's from the 2 middle inside seats and with 2 people in front of you why are you even in the helicopter? In our opinion they lied about how many... more

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HawaiiFi, public relations manager

This person sent a letter of complaint to our home office dated 7 weeks after their reported issues. If a complaint is brought to our attention in a reasonable time frame (7 weeks is too long) and our video verifies their complaint (we record every flight), then we would have taken immediate appropriate action. In her original letter sent ot...

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4 of 5 stars
Iskorka   7 contributions
WA
Oct 21, 2009

We took the Deluxe Volcano Coastline & Safari Tour, the service was very good, the pilot explained a lot about the area, and the music in the headsets matched really good the feeling of the flight. more

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5 of 5 stars
fijiqueen   31 contributions
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Oct 12, 2009

Hilo may not be on your list of places to go to Hawaii.... afterall there are no real beaches and it is the rainiest city in the the US and will certainly not disapoint in that area during your stay. But if you want to see one of the only active volcanos in the world then I highly suggest you... more

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5 of 5 stars
Bcogswell   31 contributions
Evergreen, Colorado
Sep 9, 2009

I was a little nervous at first but I felt very comfortable with the pilot. The staff is great at Safari - very welcoming and friendly. The pilot was very good and had a nice speaking voice telling us all about Kauai and the Island. Being in the air and seeing Kauai from the sky was a highlight of my... more

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5 of 5 stars
RockyRaleighNC   10 contributions
Raleigh NC
Aug 18, 2009

We took a Safari tour on Kauai and it was great. Our pilot (Paul) was very skiled and flew the aircraft to places I never thought we could go, all while keeping it smooth and level. I was worried about motion sickness but it was never an issue, and Paul told us if we felt a little queezy to let... more

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5 of 5 stars
Palguy   1 contribution
Charleston, West Virginia
Aug 12, 2009

My grandson and I flew with Safari Helicopter on the Volcano Safari Tour. The trip was exactly what we expected. We flew a few years earlier on a much more know and advertised company and the two were indistinguishable, except for the price. The video was priced reasonably and the pilot was very informative and entertaining. For the money you... more

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1 of 5 stars
PoohbearCalfornia   1 contribution
Calfornia
Jul 27, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Due to the bad weather situation, they had to cancel all day volcanco helicopter tours, they promised will give refund within 24 hours, after I came back from my vacation after 5 days and check on my credit card statement, I found out they never gave refund to me, when I called them, the guy who answer the phone keep... more

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5 of 5 stars
Mustangsally1985   1 contribution
Columbia
May 28, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

Had a great time...awesome views and a better deal than some other helicopter companies. Weather was great over the volcano but some rain inland (to be expected in Hilo) The video was worth buying as it was an exact copy of our ride and everything we saw...now we can show friends and family! Our Pilot was funny and very informative.... more

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5 of 5 stars
chrisw03   23 contributions
Ypsilanti
May 24, 2009

My wife and I went to the big island with the stated purpose of seeing lava. First we went to Volcano National Park and did not see any active lava flows after that they direct to you to Kalapana where you can walk to a viewing point to see the lava enter the water, this was a disappointment as well... more

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5 of 5 stars
Mocchihiker   3 contributions
Seattle, WA
May 23, 2009

We were lucky to have excellent weather on the planned day of our flight, which I guess is unusual for this time of year. We had a great trip. The pilot had lots of great information about the island, the local industries, the volcanic area, and all sorts of other things. We got excellent views of the latest flows, including... more

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Safari Helicopter Tours Address

Heliport, Hilo International Airport, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, HI 96720
Tel: 808-246-0136